Palestinian farmer Hassan Kharouf leans against a

Palestinian farmer Hassan Kharouf leans against a concrete wall erected across his land by contractors for the Israeli army to stop Palestinian militants slipping into Israel from the West Bank city of Qalqilya July 7, 2003. Palestinians fear the barrier, consisting of walls and electronic fences now stretching around 150 kms (90 miles), will dash their dream of a viable state in the West Bank, the goal of a new U.S.-backed peace plan. PICTURE TAKEN JULY 7, 2003. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause TO GO WITH FEATURE STORY MIDEAST FENCE

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